REMBRANDT LIVING, it would seem, in a limited world, never leaving the borders of the Netherlands. However, despite the small area, the Netherlands almost the entire XVII century was the leading trading power in Europe. Their colonies and trading posts were scattered over a huge area – from America to Indonesia.
Therefore, it is not surprising that Rembrandt’s passion for exotic – turban, fancy armor, Indian miniature, and since many clients apparently shared this interest, it is impossible to imagine that this kind of work could not be sold. Much more surprising is another: how rarely European artists portrayed Africans, and this at a time when there was a huge slave market and a lot of blacks were delivered to Europe as a strange product or servants.
The exceptions mainly concerned the plot of the Adoration of the Magi, since one of the Magi was traditionally considered an African. Rembrandt accurately and emphatically respectfully portrayed these two unknown blacks.
The Man in the Golden Helmet by Rembrandt Harmens Van Rhine 
Fun Society (Self-Portrait with Saskia on Your Lap) by Rembrandt Harmens Van Rhine 
Aristotle with a bust of Homer by Rembrandt Harmens Van Rhine 
Portrait of an Old Man in Red by Rembrandt Harmens Van Rhine 
Titus Reader by Rembrandt Harmens Van Rhine 
Batavian Conspiracy by Rembrandt Harmens Van Rhine 
Jewish Bride by Rembrandt Harmens Van Rhine 
Saskia van Eilenburg by Rembrandt Harmens Van Rhine